Chuti Tiu is an American actress of Filipino and Chinese descent.

Chuti Tiu
Tiu at the 2013 Miami International Film Festival Pyrat Awards party
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNorthwestern University (B.A.)
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
SpouseOscar Torre

Early life

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Tiu was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Filipino immigrants. Her father is of Chinese origin and her mother is Filipina-Spanish. Her parents came to the United States as medical residents with "just $50 to their names and built a life from scratch, knowing no one." Tiu attended Divine Savior Holy Angels, an all girls high school.[1]

Education

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Tiu earned a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Northwestern University.[1]

Career

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In 1994, Tiu was crowned 1994 Miss Illinois.[1]

In 2000, Tiu became a lead actress in Sally Field's directorial debut Beautiful. Tiu has had many supporting roles in independent features such as The Specials with Rob Lowe and Thomas Haden Church. Tiu's television work includes a series regular role in Desire, a recurring role in the suspense thriller 24 starring Kiefer Sutherland, as well as guest/recurring appearances on such shows as The Closer, Dragnet, Charmed, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives. Chuti played Nurse Longino in the CBS series Miami Medical. She was seen as Lata, an attorney defending Woody Harrelson in the film Rampart, also starring Sigourney Weaver, Ben Foster, Anne Heche and Steve Buscemi.

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
1997 Claude's Crib Amy Lee
1998 Jenny Girl
Sister, Sister Chante
Beverly Hills, 90210 Mia
Moesha Physician
1999 Port Charles Judy Seng
Malcolm & Eddie Capt. Vivian Hazelwood
The West Wing Woman #2
The Strip Josette Dupree
2000 Tales of the South Seas Tahura Savue
Charmed Asian American Nurse
The Steve Harvey Show Masseuse
Beautiful Miss Hawaii
The Specials Eight
Code Blue Lian Cho
MechWarrior 4: Vengeance Resistance MechWarrior “Karis”
2001 Longshot Antiques Dealer
2003 L.A. Dragnet Mira Jameela
24 Mae
General Hospital Reporter
Days of Our Lives Nurse Cheryl Noble
2004 If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely Ricardo's Ex-wife
The Bold and the Beautiful Audrey
2005 Greener Mountains Woman
2006 Long-Term Relationship Mary Margaret
Desire Detective Rachel Lin
2008 Tasty Time with ZeFronk Mom
2009 For a Fistful of Diamonds Tatiana Romanova
Hannah Montana Maria Brown
2010 Miami Medical Nurse Polly Longino
The Closer Passenger in Elevator
2011 Coyote Hunt Charlotte
Rampart Shark Lawyer #1
2013 Raising Hope Fox President
2013 The Internship Yo-Yo's mom
2014 Pretty Rosebud Cecilia 'Cissy' Santos [2][3]

Awards

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  • 1987 Distinguished Young Women Award.[4]
  • 2014 10 Wins and 3 Nominations for Pretty Rosebud

Personal life

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Tiu's husband is Oscar Torre.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Chuti Tiu, a Pageant Queen turned serious actor". heralddeparis.com. October 23, 2011. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Esparza, Elia (May 7, 2013). "Oscar Torre: Directorial Debut Unlocks Deep Emotions in Pretty Rosebud". latinheat.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Tsai, Martin (2015-01-16). "Review: 'Pretty Rosebud' a thorny, cliched Asian American tale". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  4. ^ "Past National winners - 1987 Chuti Tiu Wisconsin". distinguishedyw.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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